MOBILE, Ala. — Austal USA welcomed Rear Admiral Paul Carroll, director of Submarine Acquisition at the UK Ministry of Defense, at the company’s Mobile, Ala. shipyard yesterday. Rear Admiral Carroll visited to Austal USA to see the company’s facility and…
HII Recognizes Australian Firms at Sea Air Space 2025, Advancing AUKUS Industrial Integration
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — At the HII booth during the U.S. Navy League’s annual Sea Air Space 2025 Expo, representatives from five Australian companies were presented with certificates recognizing their successful participation in HII-led supplier development initiatives and received a…
Saildrone Announces European Expansion Based in Copenhagen
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Saildrone announced it is establishing a European subsidiary in Denmark to address the urgent need for maritime domain awareness in European waters. Announced at the Maritime Industry Symposium at the Danish Embassy in Washington, D.C., Saildrone Denmark…
Navy Commissions Attack Submarine USS Iowa
By Joe Markowski, Submarine Readiness Squadron 32, April 7, 2025 GROTON, Conn. – Christie Vilsack, Iowa’s sponsor and former First Lady of Iowa, gave the crew the traditional order to “man our ship and bring her to life,” after which Iowa’s sailors…
Sea-Air-Space: Saildrone, Thales Australia Create Alternative to Traditional Surveillance Platforms
Through a project funded by the Office of Naval Research, Saildrone (Booth 1905) has integrated its Surveyor with a BlueSentry thin-line towed array from Thales Australia (Booth 1247), creating a system for autonomous long-endurance undersea maritime domain awareness. Extensive sea…
Coast Guard Commissions USCGC John Witherspoon in Kodiak, Alaska
From U.S. Coast Guard 17th District Public Affairs, Apr. 3 2025 KODIAK, Alaska — The Coast Guard commissioned its newest cutter, Coast Guard Cutter John Witherspoon (WPC 1158) for official entry into its service fleet during a ceremony held in…
Navy to Commission Submarine Iowa
From the U.S. Navy Office of Information, Apr. 4, 2025 GROTON, Conn. — The Navy will commission the 24th Virginia-class fast-attack submarine, the future USS Iowa (SSN 797), during a 10 a.m. EST ceremony Saturday, April 5, at Naval Submarine…
U.S. Northern Command Maritime Assets Support Southern Border Operations
01 April 2025 PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. – U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) maritime assets, including the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Spruance (DDG 111) and USS Gravely (DDG 107), are actively supporting southern border operations at sea in partnership with…
HRL Advances Quiet Undersea Propulsion Innovation
HRL Laboratories proof-of-concept delivers quiet, reliable propulsion for marine applications similar to the fictional approach used in the 1990 film “The Hunt for Red October.” Designed for DARPA, the new propulsion system will have no moving parts and provide thrust…
BAE Systems Awarded $70M Contract for Future Virginia Payload Module Missile Tubes
The company’s skilled manufacturing workforce will continue delivering firepower to the U.S. Navy’s submarine fleet From BAE Systems, April 2, 2025 LOUISVILLE, Ky. – April 2, 2025 – BAE Systems received a $70 million contract award from General Dynamics Electric…
